Memorial Day is a big deal in Somerville. Pre-COVID there was always a big parade early in the morning, followed by several bike races through the streets of downtown, culminating in The Tour of Somerville, a prestigious 50 mile race for professional and top international ameteur riders. This year the weather was absolutely beautiful, if a bit hot, as I walked through town on my way to watch the big race. As I passed the Somerset County Jail, two blocks east of the race course, I noticed a contrail high above in the clear blue sky, heading out of Liberty International Airport, 24 miles to the Northeast. The contrast between the prisoners behind those windowless walls and the passengers high above in the westbound airliner seemed symbolic of something, perhaps the value of freedom. http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/6/3/ffeebird K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135hour mm F 3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR Comments, criticisms, questions, and suggestions are invited and appreciated. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>*

Very nice composition, colors, geometry... Well done On June 3, 2022 6:53:08 PM PDT, "Daniel J. Matyola" <danmatyola@gmail.com> wrote: >Memorial Day is a big deal in Somerville. Pre-COVID there was always a big >parade early in the morning, followed by several bike races through the >streets of downtown, culminating in The Tour of Somerville, a >prestigious 50 mile race for professional and top international ameteur >riders. > >This year the weather was absolutely beautiful, if a bit hot, as I walked >through town on my way to watch the big race. As I passed the Somerset >County Jail, two blocks east of the race course, I noticed a contrail high >above in the clear blue sky, heading out of Liberty International Airport, >24 miles to the Northeast. The contrast between the prisoners behind those >windowless walls and the passengers high above in the westbound airliner >seemed symbolic of something, perhaps the value of freedom. > >http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/6/3/ffeebird > >K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135hour mm F 3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR >Comments, criticisms, questions, and suggestions are invited and >appreciated. > >Dan Matyola >*https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery ><https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* >-- >%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. > -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

Thanks, Larry. I was to some extent trying to make this a parallel image to my Beige and Blue composition form Santa Fe. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Sat, Jun 4, 2022 at 12:42 AM <lrc@red4est.com> wrote: > Very nice composition, colors, geometry... > Well done > > On June 3, 2022 6:53:08 PM PDT, "Daniel J. Matyola" <danmatyola@gmail.com> > wrote: > >Memorial Day is a big deal in Somerville. Pre-COVID there was always a > big > >parade early in the morning, followed by several bike races through the > >streets of downtown, culminating in The Tour of Somerville, a > >prestigious 50 mile race for professional and top international ameteur > >riders. > > > >This year the weather was absolutely beautiful, if a bit hot, as I walked > >through town on my way to watch the big race. As I passed the Somerset > >County Jail, two blocks east of the race course, I noticed a contrail high > >above in the clear blue sky, heading out of Liberty International Airport, > >24 miles to the Northeast. The contrast between the prisoners behind > those > >windowless walls and the passengers high above in the westbound airliner > >seemed symbolic of something, perhaps the value of freedom. > > > >http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/6/3/ffeebird > > > >K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135hour mm F 3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR > >Comments, criticisms, questions, and suggestions are invited and > >appreciated. > > > >Dan Matyola > >*https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > ><https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > >-- > >%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. >

Dan, in terms of your intent (re Santa fe) it worked for me - I thought of that shot immediately ... but  building is too pretty from what we see as audience for your symbolism to go beyond your own contemplation.  For me the contrail spoils the shot geometically. ann On 6/4/2022 1:16 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Thanks, Larry. > > I was to some extent trying to make this a parallel image to my Beige and > Blue composition form Santa Fe. > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > > On Sat, Jun 4, 2022 at 12:42 AM <lrc@red4est.com> wrote: > >> Very nice composition, colors, geometry... >> Well done >> >> On June 3, 2022 6:53:08 PM PDT, "Daniel J. Matyola" <danmatyola@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> Memorial Day is a big deal in Somerville. Pre-COVID there was always a >> big >>> parade early in the morning, followed by several bike races through the >>> streets of downtown, culminating in The Tour of Somerville, a >>> prestigious 50 mile race for professional and top international ameteur >>> riders. >>> >>> This year the weather was absolutely beautiful, if a bit hot, as I walked >>> through town on my way to watch the big race. As I passed the Somerset >>> County Jail, two blocks east of the race course, I noticed a contrail high >>> above in the clear blue sky, heading out of Liberty International Airport, >>> 24 miles to the Northeast. The contrast between the prisoners behind >> those >>> windowless walls and the passengers high above in the westbound airliner >>> seemed symbolic of something, perhaps the value of freedom. >>> >>> http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/6/3/ffeebird >>> >>> K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135hour mm F 3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR >>> Comments, criticisms, questions, and suggestions are invited and >>> appreciated. >>> >>> Dan Matyola >>> *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery >>> <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* >>> -- >>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> -- >> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks